https://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex/

https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/english/

https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/math/

Parents,

There are a lot of resources that would help your child prepare for M-Step. We will be taking the M-Step right after Spring Break. We’re taking Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies. Use the link below to to help your child at home:

Online M-Step Practice

This is the latest we received from Stem school. It is also posted on their blog.

STEM Middle School would like to thank everyone for their interest in attending our school for the 2019-2020 school year.  To answer the most popular question we hear, there is no application process in order to be considered for STEM for those students who attend Dearborn Public Schools; instead, invitations will be sent out to all those 5^th grade students in the district that are found to be eligible.  To be eligible students must have the following:

–       A Winter NWEA math score in the 85^th or higher percentile.

–       A Winter NWEA reading score in the 85^th or higher percentile.

–       A Winter NWEA science score in the 85^th or higher percentile.

–       ADVANCED on the 2018 ELA and Math M-STEP.

 Our hope is to have invitations sent out to all eligible 5^th grade students by the end of February.  From there, students who receive an invitation and indicate that they are interested in actually attending STEM in the fall, will be selected by lottery.  We will accept a final number of 60 students in to our 2019-2020 6^th grade class.

If you live within the Dearborn Public Schools, and do not currently attend a Dearborn Public School, OR you are currently a 6^th or 7^th grader and would like to apply for a POSSIBLE empty slot, an application will be available on the STEM Middle School website (https://stem.dearbornschools.org/) under the tab “ADMISSIONS” starting in mid-February.   Invitations will be sent out to grade students that meet the below standards:

–       A Winter NWEA math score in the 85^th or higher percentile.

–       A Winter NWEA reading score in the 85^th or higher percentile.

–       A Winter NWEA science score in the 85^th or higher percentile.

–       ADVANCED on the 2018 ELA and Math M-STEP

 Once again, thank you for your interest in STEM Middle School – a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School for Academic Excellence.

Oussama Baydoun – Assistant Principal

313-827-1904 Phone

STEM/MBCC/DCMST/MAGNET

2018 National Blue Ribbon School 

Students First – Inspire, Educate, Celebrate

Parent University will begin February 22nd and run six consecutive Fridays until March 29th. 

In addition to GSRP staff the following community resources will be presenting on specific topics:

   Speech & Language- Kellyann Rodriguez, Social Worker and

                                      Samah Alsaidi, Speech Pathologist from Dearborn Public Schools

   Social/Emotional–Shannon Mathison from Ages and Stages (ASQ)

   Gross Motor–        LAHC

   Dental–                 Nancy Werner from Covenant Community Care

STEAM night is this Thursday from 5-7. Come join us!

Maha and Eddie Fakhoury are offering their yearly scholarship exclusively to Henry Ford students. Students are encouraged to write a 200 word essay and if selected, will receive a $250 scholarship to prepare for middle school. The link is available below:

http://www.dearbornedfoundation.org/scholarships/15-scholarships/44-eddie-and-maha-fakhoury-scholarship

We have NWEA testing this week. We will begin on Thursday and continue until the test is completed for all students. Please use the links below to help your child prepare.

https://studentresources.nwea.org/

http://www.prepdog.org/5th/5-COMMON.html

*Our first payment of $50 for the Chicago trip is due this week. This payment will determine whether we will go forth with this trip or not depending on how many students will go. Our goal is 44 students.

*The Social Studies tests and Math tests have been graded. Your child will bring a small paper showing the results of the Social Studies test, Your child will also bring a rubric attached to the math test to explain how it was graded. However, we are still making up the math test due to so many kids being absent that week. As soon as all students finish the test, they will be sent home!

Please use those websites to research about our planet Earth:

http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/earth.html

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/space/mission-to-earth/#earth-planet.jpg

https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-earth/

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-earth/en/

• Reading logs for the month of November are due tomorrow.
• Our PBIS celebration is tomorrow. If your child is invited, he/she is allowed to bring an electronic and a snack.
• Our informational meeting for Chicago trip is next Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in the main cafeteria.
• The book fair will be December 7-14. Our class will visit Monday the 10th at 9:25.
• 5th grade concert is next week Thursday at 10:00 a.m. I’m attaching the link to Mrs. Holmes’ blog so the students can rehearse at home. https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/holmesj1/5th-grade/
• Spirit Fridays for December:
  • Friday, December 7th: Henry Ford shirt
    Friday, December 14th: Holiday Sweater or Red and Green Day
    Friday, December 21st: Pajama Day

Parents,
*Permission slips and money to the AMC theater is due Monday.

*We are still collecting donation money to the children of Yemen until December 7.

*Movie night is December 7.

*Please continue to encourage your child to log on to Zearn and complete at least 2 lessons a week and read as much as they can on Raz-Kids.

*Also, please check nightly your child’s reading bag or strategy group book to see if he/she has any homework assigned.